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   “One winter's night as Finn was sitting in his tent...”

   

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   One winter's night as Finn was sitting in his tent, he heard a whistle coming across the hill side. It seemed to come nearer and nearer every moment. It was not long until he heard the knocking at the door; when he opened it a young girl walked in with a basket in her hand. She left it in side and would not wait to speak. When she went Finn looked in the basket and found two pups. This is how Finn got his two famous dogs first.

   

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   “Long ago a giant...”

   

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   Long ago a giant invited a man to a feast. The giant had a cow killed and he said to the man "if he did not eat half the cow he would kill him". The giant went out for a can of water then. The man then saw a bag in the end of the house. He took it and put it under his coat. Then he used to throw the meat into it,

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   Folktales index

   AT1088: Eating Contest

   Language

   English

   Collector

   P. Morley

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Brackloon, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Tom Mc Greal

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 45

   Address

   Brackloon, Co. Mayo